Revista de Epidemiologia e Controle de Infecção (Jan 2020)

Perceptions and knowledge of medical students about HIV and AIDS

  • Alyne Condurú dos Santos Cunha,
  • Murilo Eduardo Soares Ribeiro,
  • Adriana Veiga da Conceição Silva,
  • Letícia da Cunha Andrade,
  • Claudia Marques Santa Rosa Malcher,
  • Monaliza dos Santos Pessoa

DOI
https://doi.org/10.17058/jeic.v1i1.13046
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1

Abstract

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Background and Objectives: The degree of information is not restricted to informative and opportunity issues of knowledge, but also to the development of a conscious individual perception for the adoption of preventive practices. This study aimed to assess the perception and knowledge of medical students about HIV and AIDS. Methods: This is a cross-sectional, observational, and unicentric study, through the application of a structured questionnaire and two referring to the attitude towards HIV and the individual risk perception and knowledge on modes of transmission. Student’s and Pearson’s Chi-Square Tests were applied, with p

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